patience (ˈpeɪʃəns
)
Definitions
noun
- tolerant and even-tempered perseverance
- the capacity for calmly enduring pain, trying situations, etc
- mainly British any of various card games for one player only, in which the cards may be laid out in various combinations as the player tries to use up the whole pack US equivalent
solitaire - obsolete permission; sufferance
Word Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin patientia endurance, from patī to sufferSynonyms
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forbearance,
tolerance,
composure,
serenity,
cool,
restraint,
calmness,
equanimity,
toleration,
sufferance,
even temper
imperturbability,
Quotations
"Genius is only a greater aptitude for patience"
"Patience is the virtue of an ass"
"They also serve who only stand and wait"
"All things come to those who wait"
"Rome was not built in a day"
"Patience is a virtue"
Translations
- British English:
patience
If you have patience, you are able to stay calm and not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time.He doesn't have the patience to wait.ˈpeɪʃəns NOUN He doesn't have the patience to wait.
- Spanish:
paciencia
nf
- French:
patience
nf
- German:
Geduld
nf
- Chinese: 耐性 n
- Arabic: صَبْرٌ n
- Portuguese: paciência nf
- Russian: терпение nnt
- Croatian: strpljenje nnt
- Czech: trpělivost nf
- Danish: tålmodighed nutr
- Dutch: geduld nnt
- Finnish: kärsivällisyys n
- Greek: υπομονή nf
- Italian: pazienza nf
- Japanese: 忍耐 n
- Korean: 인내 n
- Norwegian: tålmodighet nm
- Polish: cierpliwość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: paciência nf
- European Spanish:
paciencia
nf
- Swedish: tålamod nnt
- Thai: ความอดทน n
- Turkish: sabır n
- Vietnamese: sự kiên nhẫn n
Usage examples
Andy Graham, for all his blundering rush through life, had patience.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)He had both charm and patience , whether treating his patients or teaching his students, often through a haze of pipe smoke.
British Medical Journal (2002)Bob Log III is a reasonable man, but his patience has all but run out.
Globe and Mail (2003)However, these conditions are not bad for a player who lives in Oklahoma, and Verplank showed plenty of patience along the way.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Pigs should calm themselves down and try to solve this problem with patience.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)